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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: mark smyth on August 19, 2012, 10:44:53 PM

Title: unknown climber
Post by: mark smyth on August 19, 2012, 10:44:53 PM

this lovely climber was growing in the conservatory/greenhouse where the bulb sale was. What is it?

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: Lori S. on August 19, 2012, 10:48:11 PM

Schizanthus pinnatus... it's not a climber though, more of a rambler.

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: Maggi Young on August 19, 2012, 10:49:54 PM

 A Schizanthus of some kind , Mark. Not real climbers though more scrambling or  trailing.   My Grandfather used to grow masses of them- they were my Granny's favourites.  :)

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: Maggi Young on August 19, 2012, 10:51:00 PM

Oh, Lori got there already... sorry, I was so busy being nostalgic for my Grandparents' flowers I didn't see.

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: Brian Ellis on August 19, 2012, 10:52:31 PM

They call it the poor man's orchid don't they?

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: Maggi Young on August 19, 2012, 11:08:22 PM

Quote from: Brian Ellis on August 19, 2012, 10:52:31 PM

They call it the poor man's orchid don't they?

 Yes, I think that's right, Brian.  The flowers are certainly showy enough to warrant that name. Pretty things.

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: mark smyth on August 20, 2012, 07:43:43 AM

Thanks.

I thought poor man's orchids but didnt recognise the scrambling habit. Is it too late to plant seeds? No I didnt take any

Title: Re: unknown climber
Post by: mark smyth on August 20, 2012, 01:35:25 PM

and thinking about it in work are poor mans orchids huge flowered blousy annuals?